Mayo GAA

For Ryan O’Donoghue to match the Kerry all-time great in a brilliant season is an incredible achievement in and of itself

‘There is no post office, no shop, no pub. The GAA club is Garrymore, and Garrymore is the GAA club’

Breaffy man was elected as Mayo chair in 2021 having carried out several other roles within the county throughout his life

Eleven players from Andy Moran’s side among 45 nominees

Slaughtneil hang on to maintain their dominance of hurling in Derry

Exhibition match will take place at StoneX Stadium, home of rugby side Saracens

Sparkling club form sparks talk of a potential return to intercounty scene

Few GAA players have ever had such hysteria lumped upon their shoulders in such a brief period of time as McDonald has these past few months

Mayo star will line out with Deel Rovers before he starts Australian Rules career

Eighty thousand music fans spent the weekend on the Stradbally Hall estate. Here’s what we loved and hated

Festival director defends handling of crowd control issues, saying one set cancelled as organisers ‘not willing’ to risk lives

Main arena is a sea of green and red as soaked but high-spirited fans gather in their thousands to see the All-Ireland champions

Since Mayo won their first All-Ireland in 75 years, the cup has not been out of the sight of an adoring public

Patrickswell man praises influence of sports psychologist Caroline Currid in All-Ireland run

AI Olympics won’t threaten elite sportspeople – I’m just happy there isn’t a sportswriting category

Meath GAA player shares his rehab journey after cruciate ligament surgery

Mayo star explains how joining St Kilda helped fulfil dream of becoming a professional athlete

Mayo star ‘shed a lot of tears’ as he remembers proud moment of bringing Sam Maguire to hometown

Gearóid Hegarty selected for hurling, Síofra O’Shea for women’s football and Ciara Hickey for camogie

‘It’s a bad loss for us, and I think we have to be cold about it and analytical about it’

Retiring star backs McDonald to make a big impact in Aussie Rules

Official Ballybrit attendance of 124,745 only slightly down on last year’s tally

The rapturous, highly organised gathering in Castlebar last Monday was a far cry from the freewheeling and spontaneous events of old

Mayo’s joyous All-Ireland win was also about roots and identity and a rebuttal of the past

Former Mayo manager on soaking up the joy of All-Ireland win: ‘There’s no script for any of this’

The joy of ending a 75-year football famine is tempered by the heartbreaking farewell to Monaghan teammate Stephen Gollogly

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

The 18-year-old joins St Kilda as a Category B rookie with expectations soaring after his breakthrough championship season

Any chance of The Irish Times lifting it?

The strength of Mayo’s faith made devotees of us all but now we risk feeling bereft

Radio: Arena assesses the late Glen Hansard’s legacy with raw honesty, while Drivetime discusses Mayo’s historic win in novel terms

Mayo’s 1952 All-Ireland win was followed by quiet years, rain and the county’s closest neighbours rubbing salt in the wound

Mayo’s determination to kick from distance meant they produced a number of statistical quirks centred on orange flags

This was pure joy, completely non-performative, as the tears hit people in waves

Emotional homecoming tour continues as fans recall magic moment of victory

In contrast to Kerry’s civility in defeat, the legend of the great Lionel Messi will forever be tainted by Argentina’s display of ugly losing

There is no question Mayo were the best team in the All-Ireland – Kerry were fighting an uphill battle for fitness all year and it told

Unburdened by the weight of a county’s hopes, selector says Mayo can embrace new-found freedom in their play

The Kingdom lost with graciousness despite their bitter disappointment

‘I know it’s going to be a day that I’m going to cherish and think of for the rest of my life’